Ying o Yang. Light and darkness. Selfishness v selflessness. Duality is the nature of any beast. No one is purely evil or purely good. Even a photon is both a particle and a wave. America never had only a good soul. It is not nature or nurture it is nature and nurture. All the allegories - parables portray good triumphing over evil. That is fantasy, life is a constant battle between our better and our worse natures. There is no victory only constant struggle. Life is a journey not a destination.

That we can have this conflict, this struggle, this conversation is evidence of progress. Not victory but far from defeat. Embrace the struggle and fight the good fight and find joy in participation. If you are not fighting you are dyeing.

TEK